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Definition: Mexico City from Collins English Dictionary

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1 the capital of Mexico, on the central plateau at an altitude of 2240 m (7350 ft): founded as the Aztec capital (Tenochtitlán) in about 1300; conquered and rebuilt by the Spanish in 1521; forms, with its suburbs, the federal district of Mexico; the largest industrial complex in the country. Pop: 19 013 000 (2005 est)

Mexico City

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital, industrial, and cultural centre of Mexico, 2,255 m/7,400 ft above sea level on the southern edge of the central plateau; population metropolitan area (2014 est) 21,179,000. Over half of the country's manufacturing output originates in the city and its surrounds; industries include iron, steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and electric and electronic goods. It is one of the world's most polluted cities because of its position in a volcanic basin 2,000 m/7,400 ft above sea level, in which pollutants gather and produce a smog cloud. Together with Mumbai and São Paulo, the city ranks third on the UN's 2014 top 10 list of most populous cities. The city dates from about 1325, when the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán was founded on an island in Lake Texcoco. This city was levelled in 1521 by the Spaniards, who in 1522 founded a new city on the site. It was the location of the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1984, the explosion of a liquefied gas tank caused the deaths of over 450…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
(Sp. Ciudad de México ) Capital of Mexico,situated in a volcanic basin at an altitude of 2380m (7800ft), in the centre of the country. Mexico City is the nation's political, economic, and cultural centre. It suffers from overcrowding and high levels of pollution, and is vulnerable to earthquakes. …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
The Zócalo (foreground), Mexico City; in the...
City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi (1,477 sq km). Mexico City is one of the world’s largest cities and one of the…
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From Environmental History and Global Change: A Dictionary of Environmental History
At an altitude of 2,240 m on the site of the Aztec capital, Mexico City is Mexico’s greatest environmental challenge. Mexico City has grown to over 21 million inhabitants, making it one of the world’s largest cities and causing major environmental and health problems such as air pollution and sewage…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México ( Méjico ), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. Mexico City forms the core of the Federal District and is the commercial, industrial, financial, political, and cultural center of the…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital, industrial, and cultural centre of Mexico, 2,255 m/7,400 ft above sea level on the southern edge of the central plateau; population metropolitan area (2014 est) 21,179,000. Over half of the country's manufacturing output originates in the city and its surrounds; industries include iron, …
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From Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedias in Social Sciences: The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies
MZMC: Urban fabric expansion, 1950-2010...
The Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City (MZMC), with 20.3 million inhabitants in 2015, is one of the most populated in the world. It is located in the Mexico Basin, with an area of 9,600 square kilometers, which constitutes the geographical support for its 1,823 square kilometers of urban fabric. In…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
City, ✽ of Mexico and of the Federal District (Distrito Federal), located near S end of great central plateau and ab. 200 mi. (320 km.) WNW of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico; a few miles W of Lake Texcoco and NW of the Chalco and Xochimilco lakes; metropolitan area pop. (1995p) 16,674,160; alt. 7347…
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From Latin American History and Culture: Encyclopedia of Pre-Colonial Latin America (Prehistory to 1550s)
This photo shows the ruins of the Templo Mayor,...
At first glance, in November 1519, Hernando Cortés and his men were astonished by the grandeur of Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán (see Aztecs). They claimed it as their own, nonetheless, in the name of the king of Spain. On July 1, 1520, less than nine months after their historical encounter with…
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From Latin American History and Culture: Encyclopedia of Early Modern Latin America (1820s to 1900)
The Alameda is the oldest park in Mexico City....
Mexico City is the capital of Mexico and is surrounded by mountains in the country's central valley. It is both a city and an administrative unit. With a population of approximately 20 million, present-day Mexico City is considered a megacity and is one of the largest cities in the world. Mexico…
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From Latin American History and Culture: Encyclopedia of Modern Latin America (1900 to the Present)
Located on Mexico City's Zócalo (main square),...
Mexico City sits 7,350 feet (2,240 m) above sea level in Mexico's central valley, surrounded by volcanic mountains. The Mexica, a group of Nahua Indians often referred to as the Aztecs, founded the city in 1325, in the middle of Lake Texcoco. The city of Tenochtitlán became the center of the Aztec…
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